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December 4, 2025 2:19 PM

India-Russia ties: A journey from strategic partnership to a special, privileged alliance

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to visit India on December 4-5, 2025 for the 23rd Annual Summit, India-Russia relations continue to advance across political, economic, defence, cultural and multilateral domains. The Special and Privilege...

December 4, 2025 2:06 PM

Piyush Goyal to lead high-level trade, investment delegation to Canada in New Year

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead a high-level trade and investment delegation to Canada next year to further strengthen trade and commercial engagements between the two countries. According to Goyal, the visit aims to launch neg...

December 4, 2025 1:20 PM

Israel identifies body of returned hostage, remains of Israeli officer still in Gaza

Israel has identified the remains of the hostage it received from Hamas on Wednesday as Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, the prime minister's office said on Thursday. The body of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, the last of th...

December 4, 2025 1:16 PM

Indian crew member detained in Yemen since July released and returns home

Government of India has welcomed the release of Indian crew member Anilkumar Raveendran, who was on the ship MV Eternity C and under detention in Yemen since July 7, 2025. He reached Muscat on Tuesday and is expected to travel back to India soon. The...

December 4, 2025 12:49 PM

Hong Kong races to remove scaffolding nets blamed for fuelling deadly fire

Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the material was blamed for fanning a blaze last week that has killed at least 159 people. The government late on Wednesday ...

December 4, 2025 1:00 PM

GCC Summit Concludes with Sakhir Declaration Calling for Greater Unity

The 46th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit concluded in Manama with leaders adopting the Sakhir Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to deeper political, security and economic integration. Hosted at Bahrain’s Sakhir Palace, the meeting brought t...

December 4, 2025 11:17 AM

Lebanon and Israel hold first direct civilian talks in decades

Lebanon and Israel held their first direct talks involving civilian representatives in decades on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, as part of a U.S.-chaired ceasefire monitoring committee meeting. However, Lebanese officials emphasized that these were no...

December 4, 2025 10:59 AM

Child deaths will rise this year as aid cuts reverse progress, says Gates

Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 as international aid cuts undermine decades of progress, the Gates Foundation said on Thursday. The projected increase would mark the first rise in preve...

December 4, 2025 10:32 AM

Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens

Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram, Facebook and Threads began locking out hundreds of thousands of accounts ahead of a deadline next...

December 4, 2025 10:15 AM

Venezuela’s Maduro says call with Trump was ‘respectful and cordial’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday confirmed he held a "respectful and cordial" phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump about 10 days ago, framing the conversation as a potential opening for diplomacy. "If this call means steps are...

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